Oiling her gun

Tribune archive photo

A Chicago police woman oiling her gun in 1926. Women were first employed by the Chicago Police Department in the 1880s to care for women in jail. Later, they officially became officers to handle cases with women and children.

A Chicago police woman oiling her gun in 1926. Women were first employed by the Chicago Police Department in the 1880s to care for women in jail. Later, they officially became officers to handle cases with women and children. (Tribune archive photo)

A Chicago police woman oiling her gun in 1926. Women were first employed by the Chicago Police Department in the 1880s to care for women in jail. Later, they officially became officers to handle cases with women and children.